Following our 3-step process is the quickest and easiest way to get rid of your junk car or unwanted cars.
Cochrane sits 18 kilometres past Calgary’s western limit on Highway 1A, at the bottom of Big Hill in the Bow River valley. From our yard at 4525 6a St NE the trip is 37 kilometres, across the north of the city on Stoney Trail and out Crowchild, which becomes Highway 1A at the city line. We plan on about 40 minutes each way for cash for junk cars in Cochrane.
With more than 32,000 residents, Cochrane has outgrown its ranch-town origins, but the vehicles are still a mix: all-wheel-drive SUVs from commuters who drive the 1A daily, and older trucks from acreages along Highway 22, the Cowboy Trail. A car that will not climb the hill anymore is exactly what we buy. Call 403-390-0585 for a cash for cars Cochrane price today.
Big Hill has a 7 percent grade over 3.5 kilometres, which matters when we are hauling a dead vehicle back toward Calgary. Our drivers load in the valley and take the climb slowly, so we tell Cochrane customers to expect the truck to spend a bit longer at the pickup and on the road than the map suggests. Sunset Ridge, Heritage Hills and Fireside are on the high ground and easy to reach. Riverfront streets and the older lots by Cochrane Ranche Historic Site need more care in icy weather.
Cochrane owners drive to Canmore, Ghost Lake and the Kananaskis trailheads, and the vehicles show it. Subarus with blown head gaskets, Jeeps with rusted rockers and 4Runners with 400,000 kilometres are typical of what we tow. All-wheel-drive drivetrains resell well because the demand for them in Alberta is constant, so a Forester with a seized engine can still earn a decent price from us. Gravel-road rock chips and cracked windshields do not bother us. We are pricing what is under the sheet metal, not the paint. Bring us the year, engine size and whether it still turns over, and the quote is quick.
When our driver hands you the cash and the bill of sale, keep your licence plate. In Alberta the plate stays with the owner, and you can move it to your next vehicle. Take the plate and the bill of sale to Cochrane Plates, Licensing and Registries on Grand Boulevard and cancel the registration. That closes the file with the province and lets you cancel the insurance without a gap. If the car has no current registration, you can still sell it, provided you hold the ownership document or a bill of sale in your name.
Highway 22 and the range roads around Cochrane carry a lot of older ranch equipment. We buy farm trucks, retired horse-trailer haulers and one-tons that have not moved since the last calving season. These pay near the top of our range because of their weight and the resale value of heavy-duty axles and transmissions. If the vehicle is parked in a field, tell us how far it is from a solid road and whether the tires hold air. A winch reaches a long way, but a truck sunk to its axles in spring mud may need a dry week first.
About 40 minutes from our northeast Calgary yard, using Stoney Trail and Highway 1A. We book Cochrane pickups in blocks so we are not crossing the city for one car. Most calls made before lunch get a truck the same day or the next morning.
Yes. Sloped driveways are common in Cochrane, especially on the hill above the Bow. Our flatbeds carry wheel chocks and a winch and our drivers do this daily. Leave the car in park with the parking brake off if it is safe to do so.
Yes. We cover the range roads around Cochrane, Bragg Creek and toward the Ghost Reservoir. Give us the legal land description or a pin location so the driver can find the gate. Deep mud or snow can push the pickup back a few days.
Usually, yes. All-wheel-drive drivetrains from Subarus, Toyotas and Hondas resell reliably in Alberta. If the body is straight and the interior is intact, an AWD SUV lands higher in our $100 to $10,000 range than a comparable front-wheel-drive car with the same kilometres and age.
The vehicle registration certificate, or if it has expired, the old registration or the bill of sale from when you bought the car, plus your photo ID. We issue a bill of sale to you at pickup. Registration can be cancelled at Cochrane Plates, Licensing and Registries on Grand Boulevard.
Yes. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and we run pickups on evenings and weekends. Late-day Cochrane pickups depend on where the truck is, so a Sunday morning call may be booked for the afternoon.
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